Comments on: Trade: Caps acquire Erat from Nashville for Forsberghttp://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/04/03/trade-caps-acquire-erat-from-nashville-for-forsberg/
ProHockeyTalk on NBCSports.comTue, 03 Mar 2015 20:01:57 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: obnoxiousDCfanhttp://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/04/03/trade-caps-acquire-erat-from-nashville-for-forsberg/comment-page-1/#comment-160274
Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:22:09 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1435850#comment-160274“yous”? Sounds to me like you don’t even know what grammar is.
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Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:33:53 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1435850#comment-160219You do know that the Caps drafted Tom Wilson, who is just as talented and productive a player five slots behind Forsburg to RW. He is will be NHL ready next year as well. Didn’t the Pens trade a top defensman prospect for in their trade with Dallas that would be NHL ready next year, and b/c they have other top d-man prospect and roster depth? How is this different?
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Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:22:46 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1435850#comment-160206Agreed @Capsphan..The Caps still have an plenty of top prospects in their system. They need a top and 2nd line LW as Laich and Johansson are true centers playing LW. Erat is not a rental as he has 2 year left on his deal and Latta will be another LW addition to an already talent propect pool to develop in the AHL for the future. Could the Caps have gotten a better deal, sure. But the RW talent is stacked with Ovi, Brouwer, Fehr and rising prospect Tom Wilson who was drafted 5 slots behind Forsburg last year. They could depart with Forsburg due to the depth of talent at the RW.
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Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:53:47 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1435850#comment-160150i dont see why so many people are down on this trade? the caps just got a 50pt guy with great speed which will force the dmen to respect his speed allowing for more room for 8-19 to do their thing. yes, the caps gave up a good PROSPECT…everyone in the 1st round is great prospect but does that mean they are a consistent 50 point guy like erat? No. people seem to be forgetting about latta in this trade as well…22g, 41a, 284pims in 121 games. Seems like a guy with some serious grit that will go along great with wilson when they are both up. do people remember that divisions are changing soon? no longer will the caps be able to dipsy doodle around teams like carolina and tampa…they are now entering a division with some tough teams and need to act accordingly…caps dont need another slick moving swede prospect that will disappear come crunch time when the likes of nyr, pens, philly come to town with their bruisers
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Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:32:46 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1435850#comment-160140Forseberg was worth a lot mor then Erat. They could have easily got a much better player for him. This was a move to make a move for caps and it was a terrible decision Erat is good but when u are offering a top prospect with huge huge potential you have to go for gold and the caps did not do that.
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Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:23:43 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1435850#comment-160136Lol caps “fans” talking about hockey…what a joke you all are…without ovechkin yous wouldn’t even know what hockey is….
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Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:17:56 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1435850#comment-160130David Poile: Architect of the best (Langway) and now worst (Forsberg) trades in Caps history. Since we have nothing else to raise a banner for, why not this?
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Thu, 04 Apr 2013 03:52:23 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1435850#comment-160030I remember being incredibly pissed after we passed on Forsberg for Koekkoek and then saw him go to the Caps with the very next pick.

Needless to say I’m still annoyed with our decision, but VERY happy to see that Forsberg won’t be a Capital going forward(I know they won’t be in our division going forward, but old habits and rivalries die hard).

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Thu, 04 Apr 2013 02:02:40 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1435850#comment-159937I agree with you 100%. We have no way of really knowing what Forsberg will become and the fact that the Caps landed him was pure luck. I also like Erat and think he could fit in well.
However, I don’t think the Caps will make it to the Cup finals. As much I dislike them, the Pens have done everything they can to buy themselves the cup this year. I’m hoping that plan will blow up in their face but…
I would say this was a risky trade, and that if they were willing to part with Forsberg they should have gone after a better player (Pominville, Iginla…) or asked for a little more from the Preds in return (maybe a 1-2 round pick this year).

Unfortunately this is one of those trades that only time will tell who really “won” this one.

1. Forsberg is a *prospect* not the next Gretzky. As you recall, he fell in their lap after dropping in the draft. There was probably a reason he dropped. There was also a reason GMGM felt this was a good deal. People talk like they have seen Forsberg play 100 games. Most have seen ZERO.

2. Erat is a proven NHL top 6 winger. Period. Not a prospect. He is also exactly the kind of disciplined, responsible top 6 player the Caps need.

3. M. Perrault is a decent player. Is he better than 19 or Ribeiro? No, but he is decent backup 2C/solid 3C.

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Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:23:42 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1435850#comment-159893I’m a Preds fan and will miss Marty, but I’m ecstatic about this trade. We aren’t winning anything this year or next so we don’t really need Marty.

I will say this though: I’ve always wondered what Marty could do as a set up man for a team with some real offensive firepower. Keep in mind he put up 60 pts last year playing on the top lone with Mike Fisher and Sergei Kostitsyn.

I guess we’ll find out how good he can really be now. I wish him the best.

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Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:10:06 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1435850#comment-159884what……the…..f***
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Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:08:46 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1435850#comment-159883The caps really haven’t had problems scoring lately, but we can’t seem to stop others from scoring a lot on us either. So why do we trade a top prospect for a 31 year old forward. We needed a quality defender with some tuffness. One that can pick up for Green Defensive mistakes, while Green has Offensive help ,He is a liability playing D if he isn’t hurt. Yes we played 12 defenders this year but how many are top quality. Defense is the only position that would help this club make or advance in the playoffs. GMGM you are a bum horrible trade
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Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:53:51 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1435850#comment-159852Calling all cars, calling all cars…APB out for David Poile of the Nashville Predators. Wanted for assault and theft!

While I agree it’s an awful trade, I think you’ll see Erat pick up pretty massively for the Capitals if he’s playing with more skilled forwards.

Also, thanks for Forsberg. Maybe the second one works out better for us.

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Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:42:33 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1435850#comment-159843You don’t trade a top prospect who, if he works out, and by all accounts likely will and has a shelf life of potentially 15-20 years in the league for someone who isn’t bad by any means, but isn’t “the missing piece” to push them toward a Stanley Cup run and has maybe 3-5 quality years left. In my opinion, the Caps missed their chance to win a cup in the last 3-5 years. You also have to figure that the Capitals are going to be competitive for the foreseeable future – they aren’t going to get near top 10 picks as a result – the pick they got from the Avs was a GOLD MINE and he pissed it away. It’s one thing if the kid is simply a bust after getting an opportunity, but he never even got a chance. Poile just got rid of a player that didn’t want to be on his team for a potential franchise player.
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Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:37:49 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1435850#comment-159838I mean, I was outraged when I read the details….

I think I could be placated if the Caps bought out Schultz and Chimera at the end of the year and used that to lock up Ribeiro, Alzner, Neuvy, Mojo, and Fehr.

Still have Wilson, Barber and Kuz. But they better be able to make the jump sooner rather than later.

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Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:34:38 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1435850#comment-159834Capsphan that was a great comment – compelling argument!
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Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:32:02 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1435850#comment-159831Obviously meant 2014-2015.
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Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:31:15 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1435850#comment-159829I think the Caps paid a high price, but lefty top-6 forwards with years left on their contract aren’t cheap. If Forsberg turns out as good as everyone wants him to be it’ll end up looking like a lopsided trade, but it’s the job of the GM and the scouts to be right about talent, and if they felt like it was going to be too big of a jump for Forsberg from second-level Swedish league hockey to the AHL/NHL level next year or even 2013-2014, maybe it’s worth it.
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Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:27:28 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1435850#comment-159827MP sucks. He’s a product of the Semin effect. Similar to Chimera.

One good season with Semin making them look like all-stars. Sans Semin, look like AHL-ers, at best.

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Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:24:21 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1435850#comment-159824I won’t argue Schultz. McPhee should have traded him when his stock was high instead of signing him to that 4-year deal.

Matty P. doesn’t suck. He’s just not top-6 on a team that needs top-6 talent. We’re pretty deep on the bottom-6, so he’s good trade-bait for somebody that needs scoring depth on their bottom-6.

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Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:23:51 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1435850#comment-159823I like Mojo. He fits in well with OV and Backis. Fast, good hands, just needs to add some weight.
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Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:23:21 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1435850#comment-159820and if the caps dont make the playoffs…geez imagine that scenario for mcphee after this move
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Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:21:36 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1435850#comment-159818so does mojo but he still has time
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Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:21:01 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1435850#comment-159817At least it wasn’t Ribiero, a horrible trade netherless
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Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:19:57 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1435850#comment-159814I don’t think McPhee is this smart, but hear me out on this.

Nobody believed that Forsberg would slip to #11 in the draft. That we were able to get him there was a near-miracle, but I don’t believe that McPhee ever though Forsberg would be available. Wilson was the guy that McPhee wanted, and got. Forsberg was a bonus; trade-bait if McPhee ever needed to make a move (like he does right now to shore up the top-6).

The pick was the one we got from Colorado for Varlamov. If we had straight-up traded Varly for Erat, is it still a bad deal?

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Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:19:27 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1435850#comment-159813he has never played a full nhl season…he is good for 65 games a year…not that it matters in this short season though right?
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Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:17:30 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1435850#comment-159808Schultz and Perreault suck.
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Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:14:02 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1435850#comment-159803Capsphan,

But at least you didnt trade a young stud prospect for ribs, like GMGM did with a 31 yr old Erat.